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Matthew 15:11

Words and speechPurity

9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

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BSB
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
KJV
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
WEB
That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
ASV
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
DARBY
Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
BLB
Not what is entering into the mouth defiles the man; but what is proceeding out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
ÅB
Det er ikke det som kommer inn i munnen som gjør mennesket urent. Men det som går ut av munnen, det gjør mennesket urent.»
OTB
Det er ikke det som går inn i munnen som gjør et menneske urent, men det som kommer ut av munnen, det gjør dem urene."
B1930
Ikke det som kommer inn i munnen, gjør mennesket urent; men det som går ut av munnen, det gjør mennesket urent.

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